Rachael Winters, executive director of the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, Covington, in one of the dormitories of the shelter. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy

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Supporters of the only emergency cold weather shelter in Northern Kentucky say they're halfway to a fundraising goal of $1.5 million - but they still don't know where their shelter will land after the current building changes hands by next summer.

The Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky, which housed 439 people during the year that ended June 30, is losing its home of five years by next July. Kenton County is selling the shelter's current home to Gateway Community & Technical College as part of the college's urban campus expansion in Covington.